jg@crl.dec.com (Jim Gettys) (08/29/90)
DIGITAL PRESS ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF X WINDOW SYSTEM The Complete Reference to Xlib, Protocol, XLFD, ICCCM X Version 11, Release 4 Second Edition August 1990 - Digital Press announces the publication of X WINDOW SYSTEM, Second Edition, by Robert Scheifler and James Gettys, with Jim Flowers, Ron Newman and David Rosenthal. Written by the people who designed and created the X Window System, this newly updated reference tool consists of four main parts, each a standard specification from the MIT X Consortium. All four parts conform to the latest release X Version 11, Release 4. PART I, Xlib - C Language X Interface, is a reference manual for Xlib and describes the lowest level C language X programming interface to the X Window System. PART II, X Window System Protocol, is the specification of the X Window System Protocol. PART III, Inter-Client Communications Conventions Manual, describes the conventions that govern X inter-client communication. PART IV, X Logical Font Description, discusses the conventions for font names and font properties in the X Window System. By combining these four MIT X Consortium standards into one volume, this book is the most complete and up-to-date X Window System reference tool available. In addition, instructive diagrams, a detailed glossary, and a comprehensive subject-oriented index enhance this book's overall usefulness and value. Significant changes from the First Edition include... - specification matches Release 4 of X Version 11 from MIT X Consortium - addition of the InterClient Communications Convention Manual - addition of the Logical Font description manual - addition/replacement of Xlib functions for support of the ICCCM Robert Scheifler is the Director of the MIT X Consortium. He was chief architech of the X Window System protocol and participated in the design and implementation of the CLU and Argus programming languages and systems. He received his BS in Mathemeatics and MS in Computer Science from MIT. James Gettys is a member of the Research Staff at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory and was stationed at MIT with Project Athena. He is a graduate of MIT. ORDERING INFORMATION: This book can be puchased or ordered at local technical/reference bookstores in the U.S., where it is distributed by Prentice Hall. The list price is $49.95 and the Prentice Hall ISBN is 0-13-972050. It can also be purchased directly from Digital Press U.S., through DECdirect by calling 800-DIGITAL (800-344-4825). Customers outside the U.S. can order the book through their local Digital Educational Services facility. They can also purchase or order it through their local technical/reference bookstore. John Wiley sells and distributes the book in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and Prentice Hall in all other countries. OTHER BOOKS IN THE DIGITAL PRESS X and MOTIF SERIES X AND MOTIF QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE by Randi J. Rost 1990, Softbound, 369 pages, EY-E758E-DP-EAP, $24.95, published in July. X WINDOW SYSTEMS TOOLKIT: The Complete Programmer's Guide and Specification by Paul J. Asente and Ralph R. Swick 1990, Softbound, approximately 800 pages, EY-E757E-DP-EAP, $44.95, to be published August 31.